Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Sierra Leone stood at 0 kt per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per US$ of GDP, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kt per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +330.6% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +85.0% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +361.2% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -41.9% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +164.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -53.8% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +86.2% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +60.9% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -86.3% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +160.3% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +301.9% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +96.3% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -91.9% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +338.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -72.2% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +244.1% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +47.4% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -85.5% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -74.9% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +110.5% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +2334.6% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -88.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -50.4% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +79.7% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -65.7% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +368.5% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -65.9% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +156.1% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -82.5% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +699.6% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +155.9% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 kt per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 kt per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per US$ of GDP, 42% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2334.6% | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP |
| 2016 | +699.6% | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Sierra Leone?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Sierra Leone was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.